Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon

A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications. The aim in this report was to emphasize the differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon. Anatomopathological examination did not...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2008-05, Vol.41 (3), p.293-295
Hauptverfasser:	Adad, Sheila Jorge, Souza, Moisés Amâncio, Silva, Gisele Barbosa E, Carmo Junior, José do, Godoy, Charles Antônio Pires de, Micheletti, Adilha Misson Rua
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects Chagas Disease - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Humans Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis Male Megacolon - chemically induced Megacolon - diagnosis Megacolon - pathology Middle Aged TROPICAL MEDICINE Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications. The aim in this report was to emphasize the differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon. Anatomopathological examination did not show any evidence of denervation, ganglionitis and/or myositis, and the serological test for Chagas disease was negative.
ISSN:	0037-8682 1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849
DOI:	10.1590/S0037-86822008000300013